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EDU - Education Minor

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Education Minor

Many professionals spend their early careers in business and later share what they know as teachers. For students who think they would one day want to enter this rewarding field, an education minor is an excellent addition to the résumé. Students study developmental and educational psychology, curriculum and methods, teaching reading, and principles and problems of education.

Degree Requirements

The Education Minor Requirement is 18 credit hours as follows:

PSY 101

Introduction to Psychology

3 cr.

ED 201

Principles and Problems of Education

3 cr.

ED 365

Special Education: Principles & Practices

3 cr.

Total Credit Hours:

9

Take nine credits from the following Education or Psychology courses:

ED 333

Independent Study in Education

1-3 cr.

ED 350

Reading and Language Arts: Theory and Methods

3 cr.

ED 275

Teaching English Language Learners

3 cr.

ED 375

Humanities, Science and Mathematics Methods

3 cr.

PSY 201

Developmental Psychology

3 cr.

PSY 304

Educational Psychology

3 cr.

PSY 307

Psychological Assessment

3 cr.

PSY 313

Learning

3 cr.

PSY 317

Psychology of the Exceptional Person

3 cr.

PSY 322

School Psychology

3 cr.

ED 120  Intro to Education   

in addition to one of the following 1-credit courses:

2 cr.

ED 202 Secondary Pre-practicum I

1 cr.

ED 252 Survey of Geography

1 cr.

ED 361 Methods for Humanities 5-12

1 cr.

ED 362 Methods for Mathematics 5-12

1 cr.

ED 363 Methods for Sciences 5-12  

1 cr.

Total Credit Hours:

9